IDA blend vs Mauritania: Age dependency ratio, young
IDA blend
64.9%
in 2025
Mauritania
78.0%
in 2025
IDA blend rank
10th
Mauritania rank
11th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- IDA blend
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 78.0% against 64.9% in IDA blend, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.7% | 77.5% | 2.3% | IDA blend |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 87.6% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 85.9% | 88.9% | 3.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 85.6% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 83.8% | 6.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 84.2% | 11.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 80.5% | 13.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, IDA blend or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 78.0% against 64.9% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between IDA blend and Mauritania?
- 13.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- IDA blend ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.